I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
at once; immediately; right now
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
as a child; when one was a child
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
forcibly; against one's will
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
in that manner; like that
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
originally; by nature; from the start
metropolitan; managed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(some) more; even more; longer; further
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to be surprised; to be astonished
so; like this; in this way
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities